write blocker

noun

A hardware device that allows a computer to read a peripheral such as a hard disk without making any changes to its contents, useful in cyberforensics etc.

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Meanings

nounwrite blocker (plural write blockers)

plural write blockers

  1. computingA hardware device that allows a computer to read a peripheral such as a hard disk without making any changes to its contents, useful in cyberforensics etc.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

write blocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20blocker

MLA

“write blocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20blocker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “write blocker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20blocker.

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